Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Hyacinth Dajoh has vowed that no invader would be allowed to take their land.
Dajoh stated this when he visited Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, from Yelwata at the Ultra Modern International Market, Makurdi, Tuesday.
The speaker, who also donated assorted relief items to the victims of the attack, said their land was given to them by God and nobody would succeed in taking it from them.
He assured the displaced persons that God would help government to resettle them in their ancestral homes.
The speaker said they came to identify and console them, assuring that the ugly incident would not repeat itself.
Dajoh assured them that God would not abandon them, but would help them regain all that they have lost.
He also urged the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Dr James Iorpuu, to do his work diligently so that posterity would judge him right.
Dajoh emphasised that if he does otherwise, nemesis would catch up with him after he exits office.
“If you serve displaced persons without indulging in sharp practices, good luck will follow you even after you leave office.
“But bad luck will follow you if you deprive them of what is due to them,” Dajoh said.
Meanwhile, the member representing Guma I Constituency, Peter Uche appealed to the speaker to keep to his words of assisting the displaced persons to return to their homes.
Responding, Iorpuu appreciated the United Nations, spirited individuals and churches for always coming to the aid of the displaced persons.
He said staff of the agency would ensure that the items donated get to the victims, stressing that they are doing their work with love.
Iorpuu appealed to relevant agencies to assist in putting to an end, the invasion of Benue communities.
